US 10,954,786 B2 · Feeder

Abstract

A feeder is described for the conveyance of material such as overburden or mineral from a working site, the feeder comprising a feed device having a material receiving end having a material receiving apron suitable for receiving material such as overburden or mineral at a working site; a material discharge end distal of the material receiving end; an endless conveyor disposed between the material receiving apron and the discharge end so as in use to cause material received at the material receiving apron to be conveyed to the material discharge end; a chassis supporting the feed device; a transport carriage supporting the chassis and adapted to cause the feeder to be movable across a surface for deployment in use. A system A system and method for the movement of material from a working site for example via transport trucks are also described.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A mobile surge conveyor for use in an opencast mining operation, the mobile surge conveyor comprising:

a surge-conveyor feed device comprising:
a material receiving end having a material receiving apron suitable for receiving discrete batch-supplied material at a working site;
a material discharge end distal of the material receiving end;
and
an endless conveyor disposed between the material receiving apron and the material discharge end so as in use to cause the discrete batch-supplied material received at the material receiving apron to be conveyed to the material discharge end and discharged as a more even continuous supply;
a chassis supporting the surge-conveyor feed device;
and
a transport carriage supporting the chassis and adapted to cause the mobile surge conveyor to be movable across a surface for deployment in use.

5 more elements

A method for movement of discrete batch-supplied material from a working site in an opencast mining operation, the method comprising:

providing a mobile surge conveyor comprising:
a surge-conveyor feed device having:
a material receiving end having a material receiving apron suitable for receiving the discrete batch-supplied material at a working site;
a material discharge end distal of the material receiving end;
an endless conveyor disposed between the material receiving apron and the material discharge end so as in use to cause the discrete batch-supplied material received at the material receiving apron to be conveyed to the material discharge end and discharged as a more even continuous supply;
a chassis supporting the surge-conveyor feed device;
and
a transport carriage supporting the chassis and adapted to cause the mobile surge conveyor to be movable across a surface for deployment in use;
moving the mobile surge conveyor into position at a work front at the working site;
picking up material from the work front;
transferring material to the material receiving apron;
conveying material to the material discharge end of the surge-conveyor feed device;
and
discharging the material as a more even continuous supply.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Feeder

Life of this patent

Feeder

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims24